Why does Tartuffe deceive Orgon? Why does Orgon play such a benevolent role toward Tartuffe? Why does Moliere use Tartuffe’s …

Who has control in the play and who loses it and why? What are some extremes of loss of control …

Name some of the ways in which passion destroys order in the play. In what way is order restored? Does …

Who has power in the play and why? What do you think Molière thinks of religion? Could his critics have …

How effective is reason in stemming the passions of various characters (especially Orgon) in the play? What (if anything) really …

What does Molière say is the function of comedy in his preface to Tartuffe? Do you think comedy works this …

Molière was writing during the French Renaissance, when major discoveries were made by Galileo and Newton that would become the …

What makes Tartuffe a classic? What do you think makes a play a classic? Why do you think it continues …

After its singular first performance,Tartuffe faced a five-year battle against censorship. Why do you think it was so incendiary? Could …

Translator David Ball used a contemporary lens when adapting Tartuffe and, as a result, the language is clear and approachable …